The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-22
Local and state Notes.

It is rumored that Elijah Smith has resigned
the presidency of the Oregon Transcontinental.
and that he will be succeeded by Willard
C. E. Fulton. secretary of the Chicago g. Ohio
River Traffic Association is in the city for day
two mingling pleasure with official duties.
Cars of the Toledo, St. Louis e. Kansas City
road begin to appear on the Union tracks and
Belt road. They are designated by three clover
leaves.
r. r. Morris special arbitrator of the Pennsyl-
vania Company. headquarters Pittsb1rg, Pa.
is in the city adjusting some differences between
the Pennsylvania Company and the l., b. q w.
road.
When the Improvements on the j., NJ. e I.
road, now in progress. in the way of cutting
down grades and filing up hollows, is com pleted
there will not be grade on the road exceeding
eighteen feet to the mile.
On Thursday there was handled on the c., l.,
St L. q c. mainline l. Isl cars, of which num-
Der 900 were loaded One thousand loaded
cars per day is the real capacity of the main
line with Its present equipment
1t is understood that NJ. T. Denuison will be
appointed chief train-dispatcher Of the Lake
Erie & Western road. vice g. E. Doyle who re-
signed several DAYS ago. MIR. Dennison was
first assistant dispatcher under Mr.. Doyle
The new depot of the Terre Haute & Indianap-
oils road, at Greencastle, IS nearing completion.
and it is very creditabe structure. This com
pany is also building several depots on the
Saline branch. which runs south from Brazil
George Bender. superintendent of the T.. D. Sc
8. road. returned from the East last night. He
was in the frightful wreck on Thursday night,
the Chesapeake d Ohio road. and although
considerably shaken up WAS not even bruised.
Export rates which have prevailed the present
month are cents per 100 pounds higher than
they were in September, and yesterday notice
given that export rates on the LIST of Novem-
Der would be advanced cents per 100 pounds.
Within the last eight months Peter Reuter-
has erected buildings here and at Louisville for
the Pennsylvania company for which he was
paid S7S. 900 and in case has he failed TO COM
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specified therein.
The talk in Chicago is that Gould is after the
Denver 81 Rio Grande for the Missouri Pacific.
The latter will soon be ueblo and will use
the Denver 81 Rio Grande tracks from there 20
Leadvlle. and such com bination would give
him the shortest route TO the Pacific from St
Louis
G. M Cumming assistant general manager
Of the Union Pacific at Omaha Neb., has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect Nov. 80.
In the event of its acceptance there is little
doubt that T. l.. Kim ball. present assistant to
the first vice. president. will be appointed to the
vacancy.
President ingalls, confirms the statement that
w. Q. Hobbs assistant general freight agent of
;he c., l. St. l.. & c., has resigned it being
voluntary on his part, he having wished to leave
The road to engage in mercantile pursuits for
lone months. Mr. Ingalls, says that it is not
settled that B. E. Hand will be Mr.. Hobbs's sue
Iessor.
The Nandalia has 10 engines in good working
order. AID the past week they have all been In
constant service. N. Is. Elliott, superintendent
OF transportation of this road. in the city
last evening, and he says during his long
Zee on the road he has seen the bust
ress heavier day after day than it has been for a
.ew weeks past.
A number of changes have been made in
agents on the l.. d y s. road Among the new
appointments are G. E Holer, to be agent at
hontszuma; G' w Bula. Atwood; u S. Good
win. Raccoon; f. S. Hardy Oakley: G.. III.
Adams. Raven; G. J. Stuter, Bloomingdale: G..
II. Watkins. Metcalf The agency at Pierson
aas been closed
President Ingalls, Of the c.. l., St L. & c.,
avs that the business prosperity of the West IS
what will determine the railroad prosperity Of
the next year AS matters now stand he ex-
presses himself AS encouraged over the outlook.
His inspection trip convinced HIM that there
was a good deal of traffic be handled BY his
road, at least in the next few months
An English authority, in publishing table
Of comparative freight-rate charges SAYS that in
the United States the AVERAGE rate is ST. 20 per
ton per 100 miles, or less than half the rate ia
Great Britain, and less also than in any Eu-